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History · Scio

Scio’s post office opened in 1841, and 43% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 3 old photos and papers from 1899 on.

1841first post office
0on the National Register
43%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
3famous people
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From Scio’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Scio began

When was Scio founded?

1841

The Scio post office opened in 1841, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 673185 years
Founding year: the first Scio post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Scio’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 3 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Scio’s homes were built before 1945.Deep rootsA post office since 1841: 185 years of Scio.
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Start Scio’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Scio’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewScio, Harrison County, Ohio 1899: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story

How Scio came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Scio.

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Scio was originally called New Market, and under the latter name was platted in 1852.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Scio, 1841 to 1946

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1841Post officeThe Scio post office opens
  3. 1880Born hereCal Vasbinder is born here
  4. 1899In the archiveScio, Harrison County, Ohio 1899
  5. 20th century
  6. 1921In the archiveScio College from Eckley and Perry
  7. 1932Born hereGordon H. Bower is born here
  8. 1946Born hereDoc Bundy is born here
By decade

Scio, decade by decade

2 decades in the archive, from the 1890s to the 1920s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1890s–1920s3 items
Scio, Harrison County, Ohio 18991899Scio, Harrison County, Ohio 1899Scio, Harrison County, Ohio1899Scio, Harrison County, OhioScio College from Eckley and Perry1921Scio College from Eckley and Perry
1930s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today3 recent
Interior of covered bridge in Scio, Ohio (2006-05-20)2006Interior of covered bridge in Scio, Ohio (2006-05-20)B & F Dairy Bar in Scio, Ohio (2006-05-20)2006B & F Dairy Bar in Scio, Ohio (2006-05-20)OHMap-doton-Scio2004OHMap-doton-Scio
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Scio, Harrison County, Ohio 1899
Retake this viewScio, Harrison County, Ohio 1899, 1899

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Scio’s page.

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Famous people

3 famous people were born in Scio

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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G
Gordon H. BowerAmerican psychologist · b. 1932
D
Doc BundyAmerican race car driver · b. 1946
C
Cal VasbinderAmerican baseball player · b. 1880

Questions about Scio’s history

What year was Scio founded?

The Scio post office opened in 1841, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.